Suspect Arrested in Police Officer's Death After Car Crash in Bakersfield

Update on the patrol car accident that killed a Bakersfield Police Officer on Friday, June 26, 2015.  The suspect that Officer Nelson was in pursuit of has been arrested.  The vehicle collision took place at approximately 2:45 PM.

The suspect has been identified as Julian Hernandez, 32 years old.

Officer David Nelson of the Bakersfield Police Department, was pursuing Hernandez, who was driving a silver Hyundai, down Panorama Drive.  For an unknown reason the officer lost control of his vehicle at the intersection of Panorama, and Mt. Vernon Avenue.

Emergency personnel found him pinned inside the automobile.  Officer Nelson was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Hernandez was arrested Saturday, June 27th, at about 11:30 PM.

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Bakersfield Police Officer Killed in Patrol Car Collision on Panorama Drive & Mt. Vernon Ave.

June 26, 2015- A Police Officer was killed in a car collision in Bakersfield, on Friday.  The patrol vehicle accident occurred at Mt. Vernon Avenue and Panorama Drive, at about 2:45 AM.

Officer David Nelson, 26, was in pursuit of a suspect in the area of Flower and Haley streets.  The cop car was traveling down Panorama Drive, chasing the other vehicle, when for an unexplained reason the vehicle lost control.

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Officer Nelson was found in his vehicle at the intersection of Panorama Dr. and Mt. Vernon Ave.  He was pinned inside the car.

Nelson was rescued from the patrol car and taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The suspect has yet to be captured.  The vehicle has been reported to have been an unlicensed silver Hyundai.

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